Lawson Introduces ViewPoint for Lawson Business Intelligence

New analytic application builder to help users personalize their
reports and dashboards

April 04, 2011 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lawson Software (Nasdaq:LWSN) today introduced ViewPoint for Lawson
Business Intelligence, a new analytic application builder that extends
the value of Lawson Smart Office and Lawson Business Intelligence.
Lawson ViewPoint helps users create personalized reports and dashboards
without having to engage IT resources. It helps users explore data and
get to the specific information they need, allowing them to cut through
information overload. Lawson ViewPoint is generally available as of
March 31, 2011 for the Lawson S3 Enterprise Management System. Lawson
introduced the new offering during the 2011 Lawson Conference and User
Exchange (CUE), which opened today in Boston.

ViewPoint for Lawson Business Intelligence functions as part of the
Lawson Smart Office user environment. It helps improve overall usability
because it helps the software user get to the right information and
customize their own dashboards, aligning with their own preferences for
how data is presented. So a user may prefer bar charts over pie charts,
or perhaps they prefer to see data broken out in multiple views or as
data grids. Lawson ViewPoint makes it easy for the user to obtain and
work with data in their preferred view.

In addition, ViewPoint helps foster greater collaboration through
intuitive, user friendly options. This includes the ability to send
links to specific reports or dashboards, easy creation of discussion
groups, and comment features for reports and dashboards. Data from
Lawson S3 business applications as well as non-Lawson applications can
be combined in a single view to help streamline analysis across
disparate systems.

“ViewPoint blends the user productivity aspects of Lawson Smart Office
with the analytic capabilities of Lawson Business Intelligence, while
helping to simplify and enhance the overall user experience,” said Lee
Kilmer, director of product management for Lawson. “Users can easily
collaborate with others in the organization, which helps bring more
meaning and context to data and reports. All of this can help lead to
more effective use of data, better decisions and cost savings.”

Catholic Health East (CHE) is among the first Lawson customers to use
ViewPoint for Lawson Business Intelligence. CHE is a multi-institution
Catholic health system serving patients from Florida to Maine and
employs approximately 54,000 people. The organization found that
ViewPoint allowed users to combine multiple Lawson Business Intelligence
reports into a single view. It also allowed users to explore data in
greater depth and can help facilitate root cause analysis.

“We have seen a lot of different tools on the market to help us work
with data. But Lawson ViewPoint stands apart because it really allows
our individual users to create their own customized dashboards, which
essentially allows them to have a meaningful dialogue with their data,”
said Florence Doyle, vice president of supply chain for CHE. “Everyone
interacts with data more effectively when it is presented in a format
that meets their individual needs. Prior to Lawson ViewPoint, we would
have to use significant IT resources if we wanted to reach this level of
customization for individual users.”

“People are always looking for a single version of the truth when it
comes to how they gather key business data,” added Kilmer. “Lawson
ViewPoint not only helps users get to the most important data, but it
also instills greater confidence in the information and allows for more
effective collaboration within an organization.”

About Lawson Software

Lawson Software is a global provider of enterprise software. We provide
business application software, maintenance and consulting to customers
primarily in specific services, trade and manufacturing/distribution
industries. We specialize in and target specific industries including
healthcare, services, public sector, equipment service management &
rental, manufacturing & distribution and consumer products industries.
Our software solutions include Enterprise Financial Management, Human
Capital Management, Business Intelligence, Asset Management, Enterprise
Performance Management, Supply Chain Management, Service Management,
Manufacturing Operations, Business Project Management and
industry-tailored applications. Our applications help automate and
integrate critical business processes, which enable our customers to
collaborate with their partners, suppliers and employees, reduce costs
and enhance business or operational performance. Lawson is headquartered
in St. Paul, Minn., and has offices around the world. Visit Lawson
online at www.lawson.com.
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acting as the Certified Adviser.

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impact of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; continuation of
the global recession and credit crisis; Lawson’s ability to integrate
acquisitions successfully; changes in conditions in the company's
targeted industries; the impact of the earthquakes in Japan and New
Zealand on the business environment; the outcome of pending litigation
and other risk factors listed in the company's most recent Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Lawson
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